Horry County, South Carolina (SC)

County population in 2016: 322,342 (70% urban, 30% rural); it was 196,629 in 2000County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 49,985County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 27,012County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 59,699Renter-occupied apartments: 35,228 (it was 22,101 in 2000)

% of renters here:

27%

State:

31%

Land area: 1134 sq. mi.

Water area: 121.3 sq. mi.

Population density: 284 people per square mile (high).

Mar. 2016 cost of living index in Horry County: 91.1 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Estimated median house or condo value in 2016: $175,500 (it was $95,400 in 2000)

Horry:

$175,500

South Carolina:

$153,900

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $111,400 - $265,800

Mean price in 2016:

Detached houses: $244,092

Here:

$244,092

State:

$236,970

Townhouses or other attached units: $154,747

Here:

$154,747

State:

$189,206

In 2-unit structures: $303,447

Here:

$303,447

State:

$386,010

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $115,733

Here:

$115,733

State:

$145,218

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $176,264

Here:

$176,264

State:

$218,084

Mobile homes: $48,692

Here:

$48,692

State:

$71,546

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,225Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $384

Institutionalized population: 1,483

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

Murders: 0

Rapes: 0

Robberies: 0

Assaults: 1

Burglaries: 1

Thefts: 38

Auto thefts: 0

Health of residents in Horry County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2003 to 2012:

General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.3. This is worse than average.73.4% of residents exercised in the past month. This is about average.56.1% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is more than average.71.7% of adult residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is about average.61.7% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is less than average.Average weight of males is 197 pounds. This is about average.Average weight of females is 160 pounds. This is about average.

(9.9% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 38.8% for Black residents, 31.2% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 19.0% for American Indian residents, 49.1% for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander residents, 43.5% for other race residents, 30.5% for two or more races residents)

Median age of residents in 2016: 45.3 years old
(Males: 44.3 years old, Females: 46.5 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 50.1 years old, Black residents: 31.4 years old, American Indian residents: 37.9 years old, Asian residents: 42.3 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 28.1 years old, Other race residents: 26.4 years old)

Area name: Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC MSAFair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Horry County is $586 a month.Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $684 a month.Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $817 a month.

Agriculture in Horry County:

Average size of farms: 191 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $55,112Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $551.23The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 2.80%The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 29.16%Average total farm production expenses per farm: $56,474Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 37.16%Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.95%Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $75,665The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 91.80%Average age of principal farm operators: 55 yearsAverage number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 4.47Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.08%Corn for grain: 13813 harvested acresAll wheat for grain: 6777 harvested acresSoybeans for beans: 35700 harvested acresVegetables: 905 harvested acresLand in orchards: 251 acres

Earthquake activity:

Horry County-area historical earthquake activity is slightly below South Carolina state average. It is 89% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

Most common underlying causes of death in Horry County, South Carolina in 1999 - 2014:

Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (3,174)

Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (2,967)

Atherosclerotic heart disease (1,978)

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (1,724)

Alzheimer's disease, unspecified (1,262)

Unspecified dementia (1,174)

Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (1,047)

Colon, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (651)

Congestive heart failure (628)

Breast, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (561)

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 1.38Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 11,623Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 301Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 57,304

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,252Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 965Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 16

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 35Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 150

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 11

Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 83.8. This is more than state average.

Mechanisms of homicide:

Deaths per 1,000,000 population:

Firearm - 51.2

Other - 32.6

Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 148.3. This is more than state average.

92.8% of residents of Horry speak English at home.
4.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (54% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 19% speak English not well, 9% don't speak English at all).
1.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (72% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (52% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (89% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 2% speak English not well).

85% of Horry County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.Out of people who lived in different houses, 38% lived in this county.Out of people who lived in different counties, 27% lived in South Carolina.